Automobile snowplow



Se t 16 1924.

G. OCHS AUTOMOBILE SNOWPLOW 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed 001:. 29 192] INVE/VTUR ATTOR/VEH? Sept. 16 1924. 1,508,716

G. OCHS AUTOMOBILE sNo'wPLow Filed Oct. 29. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept."16, 1924.

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AUTOHOBILE SNOWPLOW.

Application filed October 29, 1921. Serial No. 511,464.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUs rAv 0011s, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Orange, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Automobile Snowplows, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for removing snow from streets and roadways and is designed as an attachment for auto-trucks, and separately driven to pick up and deposit snow or other street or road accumulations,

wat the side of the roadway. Means are also provided for banking the snow at the side of the roadway at such an angle as to'prevent it from falling or sliding back upon the roadway. A separatemotor is provided for driving the conveyors, so that the full power of the main or automobile motor may be utilized for propelling'the truck.

In carrying out my invention I make use of the general structure and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein,

Fig. 1, is a plan view of the forward part of a truck equipped with my improvement.

r Fig. 2, is a front elevation. Fig. 3, is a left side. elevation. Fig. 4, is a right side elevation. Fig. 5, is a detail of a modified form of the forward or cutting edge of the plow.

Similar reference letters refer to like parts throughout the specification and drawings.

I have not deemed it necessary to show more of the .truck than suflicient to illustrate the manner of attaching the parts to the chassis.

The truck 1 is of any usual or preferred type, with the radiator 2, hood 3, wheels 4, 5, and running boards6, 7, and chassis frame 8. The mud guard is removed and the usual bolt holes inthe frame 8 for supporting the same are utilized for bolting the supporting arms of the plow in place. These arms as 9, 9', 10, 10', 11, 11', are bolted as shown to the side frames 8, and extend forwardly, beyond the radiator 2. At the forward ends of these pairs of arms, the upright I-beams' 12, 12 are bolted or riveted with the. plane of their flanges extending fore and aft.. This structure forms a suitable support upon which the snow-plow may be mounted.

The snow plowconsists of the heavy sheet metal plow body 13, having its lower edge curved forwardly and downwardly as at 14, to form the pick-up front, and the right hand edge is curved to the rearward as at 15. The lateral edges are provided with stifi'eners 17, 17 of angle iron. -Riveted upon the rear face of the plow body 13, are the two flanged channel bars 18, 18', s aced apart to fit between the flanges of the I-beams 12, 12', which serve as guides fon raising and lowering the body. The webs of the I-beams are provided with the vertical slots 19, 19, to receive the bolts 20, 20' by which the body 13, is secured in place.

At the upper ends of the I-beams 12, 12', is the horizontal shaft 21, over which the cables or chains 22, 22', are led from the upper edge of the body 13.. The crank 23, serves to turn the shaft, while the pawl 24, and ratchet 25, serve to hold the body 13 in any adjusted position.

At the extreme ends of the curved pick-up front 14, are the two bearing brackets 26, 26', riveted to the body 13, as shown and carrying in its journal bearings 27, 27' the tubular conveyor shaft 28, which has the spiral'conveyor 29 thereon. The'outer end of the shaft 28 has the bevel gear 30 rigidly secured thereto, in position to engage a similar gear 31 upon the forward end of the drive shaft 32, the latter leading from and driven by a motor 33 mounted upon the running board 6. Since the body 13 is designed to be raised and lowered, the drive shaft is provided with a telescoping section 32, and a universal joint 34, while the engage- 9 ment of the gears 30, 31, is maintained by the angular bracket 35 which has the hear ing 36, u on the conveyor shaft 28 and the bearing 3 upon the shaft 32,.

Upon the right side of the plow body 13, (looking forward) is the laterally extending bracket 38 having its outer end are: shaped and provided with a-slot 39, a similar but smaller bracket 40 is mounted upon the end of the conveyor shaft 28, and has 1 shaft 42, may be adjusted by shifting the same inthe slots 39, 41, and then setting or tightening the nuts 46, 47.

In order to prevent snow from accumulating and freezing upon the conveyors, I

lead a pipe connection 48 from the exhaust,

manifold of the automobile engine to the left end of the conveyor shaft 28, and provide a flexible connection 49, from the other end of said shaft to the hollow shaft 42. The heat of such exhaust will keep the conveyors hot and thus free them from accumulations of ice.

In operation the motor 33 is started thus operating the conveyors. The automob le is then started forward and as the pick-up front 14 of the plow body directs the snow to the conveyor 29, it is carried to the right side of the plow, where the supplemental conveyor 43, carries it into an inclined bank at the side of the roadway.

In order to prevent damage to the plow body 14, should be forward edge thereof meet with an obstruction in the roadway, I may provide the same with a collapsible forward ed e, as shown in Fig. 5. In this case the b0 y 14 at its lower edge is made shorter, and provided with a hinged edge 50, with upwardly extending arms-51 at each end thereof, connected by the heavy springs 52 to the body as shown. Any obstruction contactin with this hinged edge will cause it to buckle under, and ride over the obstruction and be restored to 1ts nor-- mal position by the springs 52, upon passing the obstruction.

I have not deemed it necessary to illustrate in detail the motor or engine 33, as any type of motor suitable for the purpose may be utilized.

' om the foregoing it will be seen that a plow constructed along the lines indicated is-simple in construction and operation and may readily be applied to existing forms of trucks, while the parts lend themselves readly to simple adjustments to meet with all conditions of ordinary service.

I claim 1. In an auto-snow plow, the combination of' an upri ht plow body, means for supporting sai body upon the forward end of an automobile chassis, bearing brackets mounted upon the lower part of said body, a horizontal spiral conveyor mounted in sald brackets, power driven means for rotating said conveyor and a supplemental conveyor, inclined laterally at an angle from and driven by said horizontal conveyor to direct snow laterally outof a roadway.

2. In an auto-snow plow, the combination of-an upright plow body, means for supporting said b y in vertically adjusted positions upon the forward end of an automobile chassis, a horizontal spiral conveyor mounted upon the lower edge of said body, power driven means for rotating said con .veyon and a supplemental conveyor, in-

clined laterally at an'angle from and driven by said horizontal conveyor to direct snow laterally out of a roadway.

3. In an auto-snow plow, the combination of a plow body consisting of a vertically disposed metal sheet having its lower edge downwardly and forwardly curved to form a pick-up front, a power driven horizontally disposed spiral conveyor mounted upon said pick-up front and a supplemental conveyor, inclined laterally at an angle from and driven by said horizontal conveyor, for laterally directing snow from a roadway.

4. In an auto-snow plow, the combination of a ertically disposed sheet metal plow body having its lower edge downwardly and forwardly curved to form a pick-up front, a horizontally disposed spiral oonveyor mounted upon said pick-up front with a motor driven connection for rotating said conveyor and a supplemental conveyor, inclined laterally at an angle from and driven by said horizontal conveyor to convey snow laterally from in front of said plow body, and out of a roadway.

5. In an auto-snow plow, the combination of a vertically disposed sheet-metal plow body, a series of braces secured to the forward end of an automobile chassis, means for vertically adjusting said plow body upon the forward ends of said braces, and a horizontally disposed spiral conveyor rotatably mounted upon the lower edge of said plow body,a supplemental conveyor inclined at an angle from said horizontal conveyor and power driven means for rotating said conveyors for laterally directing snow out of a roadway.

6. In an auto-snow plow, the combination of an upri ht low body, means for supporting sai b0 y upon the forward endof an automobile chassis, bearing brackets mounted upon the lower part of said body, a horizontal spiral conveyor mounted 1n said brackets, power driven means for rotating said conveyor and as plemental conveyor, inclined at an ang'le fi'om and driven by said horizontal conveyor to direct snow laterally out of a roadway and means for adjusting the inclination of said supplen5 mental conveyor.

7. In an auto-snow low, the combination of an upri ht low ody, means for supporting sai b0 y in vertically adjusted positions upon the forward end of an automobile chassis, a horizontal spiral conveyor mounted upon the lower edge of said body, power driven means for rotating said conveyor and a supplemental 'conveyor, inclined at an angle from and driven by said horizontal conveyor to direct snow laterally out of a roadway and means for adjusting the inclination of said supplemental conveyor. I

-8. In an auto-snow plow, the combination of a plow body conslsting of a vertically 1,sos,71e

disposed metal sheet having its lower edge downwardly and forwardly curved to form a pickup front, a power driven horizontally disposed spiral conveyor mounted upon said pic -up front and a supplemental conveyor, mclined at an angle from and driven b said horizontal conveyor for laterally d1- recting snow from a roadway and means for adjustmg the inclination of said supplemental conveyor.

9. In an auto-snow plow, the combination of a vertically disposed sheet metal plow body havin its lower edge downwardly and forwardly curved to form a pick-up front, a horizontally disposed spiral conveyor mounted upon said pick-up front with a motor driven connection for rotating said conveyor and a supplemental conveyor, inclined at an angle from and driven by said horizontal conveyor to convey snow laterally from in front of said plow body, and out of a roadway and means for ad usting the inclination of said supplemental conveyor.

10. In an auto-snow plow, the combination of a vertically disposed sheet-metal plow body, a series of braces secured to the forward end of an automobile chassis, means for vertically adjusting said plow body upon the forward ends of said braces,

and a horizontally disposed spiral conveyor rotatably mountedupon the lower edge of said plow body, a supplemental conveyor inclined at an angle from said horizontal conveyor and power driven means for rotat-' ing said conveyors for laterally directing snow out of a roadway and means for adjusting the inclination of said supplemental conveyor.

11. In an auto-snow plow, the combination of a vertically disposed sheet metal plow body having its lower edge downwardly and forwardly curved, and one of its lateral edges rearwardly curved, a power driven. horizontally disposed s iral conveyor mounted upon said forwar y curved lower ed e, and an upwardly inclined'supplementa spiral conveyor located adjacent to said rearwardly curved lateral edge, said supplemental conveyor being geared to and driven by said horizontal conveyor.

12. In an automobile snow plow, the combination of a vertically disposed sheet metal plow body, means for adjustably supportmg said body upon the forward part of an automobile chassis, a horizontall disposed spiral conveyor mounted at the ower edge of said low body, and a yieldingly pivoted, forwar' y pro'ectin'g pick-up front secured to the lower e ge of said low body.

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